Senior Post-Quantum Crypto Engineer

Physics World; Genf; In loco; CHF 150.000 - 190.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Flexible work models

Equity plan

Training and development

Global team collaboration

Equal Employment Opportunity

Descrizione del lavoro

IonQ, based in Geneva, Switzerland, seeks a Staff Cryptography Engineer to advance post-quantum cryptography hardware acceleration for HSM and network appliances. You will implement software for ML-KEM/ML-DSA/SLH-DSA/LMS, build constant-time crypto routines, and develop test vectors for verification and CAVP certification.

Requires a Master’s degree (PhD a plus) in Cryptography or related field and 5+ years in cryptographic software. Fluency in English; French/German a plus.

Competenze

• Master’s degree (PhD a plus) in Cryptography, Mathematics, Computer Science or a related field and at least five years of experience implementing cryptographic algorithms or security-critical software in C/C++ or Rust.
• Good understanding of modern cryptographic primitives and exposure to post-quantum schemes (lattice-based or hash-based).
• Fluency in English; French or German is an advantage.

Mansioni

• Implement reference models, optimised software and test-vector infrastructure for ML-KEM, ML-DSA and SLH-DSA/LMS
• Support hardware and firmware teams with algorithm expertise, debugging and certification-oriented tooling

Conoscenze

Hands-on developer of cryptographic or

Solid cryptographic foundations

Formazione

Master’s degree (PhD a plus) in Cryptography, Mathematics, Computer Science or related field

Descrizione del lavoro

IonQ, based in Geneva, Switzerland, seeks a Staff Cryptography Engineer to advance post-quantum cryptography hardware acceleration for HSM and network appliances. You will implement software for ML-KEM/ML-DSA/SLH-DSA/LMS, build constant-time crypto routines, and develop test vectors for verification and CAVP certification.

Requires a Master’s degree (PhD a plus) in Cryptography or related field and 5+ years in cryptographic software. Fluency in English; French/German a plus.